EP3466282B1 - Aerosolbildende vorrichtungen - Google Patents

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EP3466282B1
EP3466282B1 EP18205486.6A EP18205486A EP3466282B1 EP 3466282 B1 EP3466282 B1 EP 3466282B1 EP 18205486 A EP18205486 A EP 18205486A EP 3466282 B1 EP3466282 B1 EP 3466282B1
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  • the present invention relates to aerosol-generating devices, in particular electronic cigarettes.
  • Electronic cigarettes are relatively well known in the art and are becoming popular as a substitute for a regular cigarette.
  • the most common operating principle for such electronic cigarettes is to provide a flavoured aerosol to a user without burning material.
  • Such an aerosol can comprise inhalable mixtures of gases, liquid aerosols (liquid particles suspended in air) and/or solid aerosols (solid particles suspended in air).
  • One of the most common approaches to providing the flavoured aerosol is to have a reservoir of aerosol-generating liquid which is vaporised by provision of an electrically powered heat source to which the liquid is provided.
  • Aerosol-generating liquids typically contain, in varying proportions, at least one aerosol producer (often propylene glycol and / or glycerol), diluents (water and / or ethanol), flavours and/or tobacco extracts, and aroma compounds.
  • at least one aerosol producer often propylene glycol and / or glycerol
  • diluents water and / or ethanol
  • flavours and/or tobacco extracts typically contain, in varying proportions, at least one aerosol producer (often propylene glycol and / or glycerol), diluents (water and / or ethanol), flavours and/or tobacco extracts, and aroma compounds.
  • some compounds in the aerosol-generating liquid that are used to provide flavour to the aerosol can lose aroma character over time.
  • vanillin a vanilla flavour component
  • reacts with propylene glycol when mixed reducing the flavour generated by the vanillin and also producing a deep red discolouration in the aerosol-generating liquid.
  • the present invention seeks to provide an aerosol generating device which overcomes at least some of the above problems.
  • an aerosol-generating device comprising: at least two reservoirs, each arranged to contain a separate aerosol producing composition; means for drawing the compositions from the reservoirs to generate an aerosol for inhalation for a user, and means for mixing the compositions after they have been drawn from the reservoirs, the mixing means being arranged to allow a user to select the relative proportions of the two compositions in the aerosol, wherein the aerosol-generating device further comprises: a power source lodged in an elongated body; at least one heater assembly; a means for selectively supplying power from the power source to the heater assembly; control means for selectively controlling the heating of compositions from one or more of the reservoirs by the heater assembly, such that, when power is supplied to the heater assembly together with the selected liquid, an aerosol is generated for inhalation by a user, and a mouthpiece through which a user can inhale the generated aerosol, the mouthpiece being located at an end of the elongated body wherein the at least one heater assembly and the at least two
  • This control may also allow the mixing of components during aerosol generation such that they are not mixed in advance and therefore not subject to adverse aging effects.
  • an example prior art electronic cigarette 1 has a liquid reservoir 2 containing an aerosol-generating liquid.
  • the liquid reservoir 2 is fluidly connected to a heater assembly 3, the fluid connection in this example being provided by a porous metal bridge 4 (for example, foamed nickel) and a transfer element 5.
  • the transfer element 5 typically operates by capillary action, and can take various physical forms, such as heat-resistant fibres of glass or ceramic, narrow-diameter capillary tubes or various other porous materials.
  • the heater assembly 3 comprises a heating filament connected to a battery 6 via a switch 7 to heat the transfer element 5 such that a liquid transferred by capillary action in the transfer element 5 is vaporised at its surface under heat conduction from the heater assembly 3 to the transfer element 5.
  • the switch 7 is activated either by depression by a user or by detection of air being drawn through the electronic cigarette 1 by a user. This enables the supply of current from the battery 6 to the heater assembly 3 which heats and vaporises liquid in the transfer element 5 which then passes into the air stream 8 within the electronic cigarette 1 and out through to a user for inhalation.
  • Figure 2 shows some of the key components of figure 1 to explain in more detail operation of an electronic cigarette.
  • the liquid reservoir 2 supplies liquid via a capillary action to the transfer element 5, the transfer element 5 being selectively heated by the heater assembly 3.
  • Air flow over the transfer element 5 is indicated by the arrows which show how air is drawn over the transfer element 5, the heater assembly 3 then heating a very small (but constant) quantity of the liquid and boiling it into gas to generate an aerosol which is delivered to a user.
  • the gases cool quickly to allow a carrier in the liquid (usually propylene glycol or glycerol), to condense into microscopic droplets which are visible as a dense smoke-like aerosol which is provided to a user.
  • a carrier in the liquid usually propylene glycol or glycerol
  • the present invention proposes, as will now be described with reference to figures 3a to figures 3c , a new kind of aerosol generating device such as an electronic cigarette 10 in a first preferred embodiment, which overcomes some of these problems.
  • components which correspond to those in the earlier figures are numbered identically.
  • certain components have been removed from illustration, such as the porous metal bridge 4 and transfer element 5, as well as switch 7, although these may well be present dependent upon particular end consumer requirements, as will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art.
  • the electronic cigarette 10 of the invention comprises an elongated body 11, for instance cylindrical. At an end of said elongated body 11 a mouthpiece 12 is provided for a user to place the electronic cigarette 10 at his mouth to draw air into the electronic cigarette 10 through at least one air intake 13 to produce an aerosol that can be then inhaled.
  • the elongate body 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 accommodates a battery 6 to provide an electrical supply to a heater assembly 3.
  • the electronic cigarette 10 of the present invention further comprises at least two liquid reservoirs 20, 21 in working arrangement with the heater assembly 3.
  • Each reservoir 20, 21 contains an aerosol producing composition, with at least one of said reservoirs 20, 21 preferably containing a flavorant.
  • the heater assembly 3 comprises a first and a second heating elements 31, 32 for each of the two liquid reservoirs 20, 21.
  • Both reservoirs 20, 21 are in the present embodiment located in the mouthpiece 12 section of the body 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 and preferably contain an aerosol producing composition to produce an aerosol when air is drawn from the mouthpiece 12 of the elongate body 11 by a user.
  • control means for supplying power from the battery 6 to the heater assembly 3 and actuation of the heating elements 31, 32 is further provided.
  • the control means at least comprises an electric switch 14 provided on the external surface of the elongate body 11 of the electronic cigarette 10.
  • the control means can also comprise indicators or any kind of power supply circuitry to individually power the heating elements 31, 32.
  • the control means can be arranged to allow alternately pulsed power supply to each of the heating elements 31, 32 of the heater assembly. Such pulsed alternate power supply of the heating elements 31, 32 can allow the user to selectively and successively produce aerosol from each of the two reservoirs 20, 21 and thereby adjust the flavour profile of the aerosol.
  • a user can operate the selector switch 14 to determine which of the heating elements 31, 32 is activated, and as such select which liquid from which reservoir 20, 21 is heated to provide aerosol.
  • the selector switch 14 By provision of two reservoirs 20, 21 it is therefore possible for a user to select and adjust the aerosol that is inhaled to vary the flavour or composition in accordance with their particular needs at any moment or location.
  • FIG 3b shows a second embodiment of the electronic cigarette 10 of the invention, which again has two reservoirs 20, 21 located in the mouthpiece section 12 of the elongated body 11 of the electronic cigarette 10.
  • the heater assembly 3 also comprises two heating elements 31, 32, one for each reservoir 20, 21, both being supplied by a battery 6.
  • the control means comprises a switch which is actuated by twisting the mouthpiece section 12 of the electronic cigarette 1 which contains the reservoirs 20, 21 of the elongate body 11. This selects which of the heating elements 31, 32 is powered and the reservoir 20, 21 delivering liquid to produce an aerosol when an air flow passes through the electronic cigarette 1 when a user draws a puff from the mouthpiece section 12.
  • Figure 3c shows a third embodiment of an electronic cigarette 10 according to the present invention.
  • the control means of the electronic cigarette comprises a selectable valve 15 positioned adjacent to two bridges 16 which connect to respective reservoirs 20, 21.
  • the heater assembly 3 comprises a single heating coil 33 provided with a central transfer element 5.
  • a user can move the valve 15 to select one of the two reservoirs 20, 21 delivering liquid that generates the aerosol or can select a mixture of the two to alter the level of flavour or, indeed, activate the mixing of two at the moment of inhalation to prevent negative aging effects by the two liquids being mixed too soon before aerosol generation.
  • the electronic cigarette 10 of the invention as depicted in figures 3a to 3c can be a single use, disposable electronic cigarette or a multiple use device.
  • the reservoirs 20, 21 can be made to be either disposable or refillable with an aerosol producing composition of a user's choice.
  • the mouthpiece section 12 of the elongate body 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 is detachable from said body 11 so as to let a user access the reservoirs 20, 21 to either replace or refill it.
  • the mouthpiece 12 section itself can also be disposable for hygiene purposes.
  • the reservoirs can eventually be positioned in the mouthpiece itself.
  • the battery 6 can also be a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery, preferably of a lithium ion rechargeable type as already commonly used in electronic cigarettes.
  • Figure 4 shows a number of example approaches to controlling the heating assembly of the present invention in the case of example of figure 3a . It will be appreciated that similar approaches could be taken when the other examples either through control of separate heating elements within the heater assembly or by control of the flow of liquid to a single heater assembly.
  • the "average" voltage applied to the two heaters is controlled so that it is different in each. The average is generated by pulsing a direct voltage applied to each heater element or by controlling the level of the voltage.
  • a user has selected a configuration in which a higher "average" voltage is applied to the first heater when compared to the second heater, enabling a roughly 60/40 portion of content from the two reservoirs to be used to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user.
  • Figure 4b shows a second example in which a first heater is supplied with current for a first period, and then switched off and the second heater element supplied. This enables the user to control the nature of the aerosol during an inhalation.
  • switching of supply to the battery may be provided by a user-activated switch or by an inhalation-activated switch, dependent upon consumer need.
  • Figure 5 shows a further example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention in the form of a non-heated aerosol generating device.
  • the device of the invention again enables a user to control more readily the aerosol that they inhale and also enabling the fresher mixing of components at the time of inhalation.
  • a container is subdivided into two sections 40, 41, each of which contains a different fluid under pressure. Furthermore, a first and a second valves 42, 43 are also provided and are respectively in fluid engagement with sections 41, 42 through openings 44, 45. First and second valves 42, 43 have respective chambers 46, 47 which receive fluid from sections 40, 41 for subsequent dispensing to a user when the device is operated via an aperture 48, 49 (see Figure 5C ).
  • the valves 42, 43 are configured such that they are selectively operable by a user through a mechanism (not shown) to operate either the first valve 42 on its own, the second valve 43 on its own, the first and second valves 42, 43, together, or one of the two valves followed by the other in sequence. This enables a user to collectively dispense the contents of the chambers 46, 47 individually, together or in sequence to control the flavour of the aerosol that they inhale.
  • FIG 6 shows an adaptation of the configuration of Figure 5 , in which two valves 60, 61 are provided for a user to selectively control the release of fluid from two reservoirs 62 and 63.
  • Each valve 60, 61 has an internal metering chamber 65, 66 in fluid communication with the reservoirs 62, 63 through apertures 67, 68.
  • each valve 60, 61 further has a discharge opening 69, 70 to release a dose of fluid from each reservoirs 62, 63 to form an aerosol.
  • an adjustment mechanism 64 is provided which engages with either one or both of the valve mechanisms 60, 61 of one or more of their respective chambers 62, 63. Actuation of component 64 by a user and therefore adjustment of the relative sizes of the chambers 65 and 66 is possible for a user to select the proportions of the doses of fluid provided from the reservoirs 62, 63 when the user operates the device to receive the aerosol.
  • FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram showing a further example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention in the form of a nebuliser.
  • two liquids are provided 80, 81 in separate compartments and pass through respective conduits 82, 83.
  • a gas inlet 84 is provided, but this time the flow of the liquids 80, 81 and gas passing through the gas inlet 84 is controlled by a valve 85 to enable control of the relative proportions of the liquids 80, 81 which are mixed with the gas to form the aerosol.
  • a user controls the flow of aerosol by controlling the supply of gas to the valve 85, but in this example of the present invention, as with others, the user is able to control the relative mixing of the liquids 80 and 81 to control the nature of the aerosol that is inhaled in accordance with their wishes.
  • all of the examples of the present invention enable the provision of an aerosol-generating device with improved consumer experience through the ability of the consumer to control more readily the aerosol that they inhale, as well as also enabling the provision of "fresher” mixing of the components of the aerosol generating liquid.

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  1. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10), die Folgendes umfasst:
    wenigstens zwei Behälter (20, 21), die jeweils angeordnet sind, um eine separate aerosolherstellende Zusammensetzung zu enthalten;
    Mittel (16) zum Saugen der Zusammensetzungen aus den Behältern, um ein Aerosol für eine Inhalation für einen Benutzer zu erzeugen, und
    Mittel zum Mischen der Zusammensetzungen (14, 15), nachdem sie aus den Behältern gesaugt wurden, wobei die Mischmittel angeordnet sind, um einem Benutzer zu ermöglichen, die relativen Anteile der zwei Zusammensetzungen in dem Aerosol auszuwählen, wobei die aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Stromquelle (6), die in einem länglichen Körper befestigt ist;
    wenigstens eine Heizanordnung (31, 32);
    ein Mittel zum selektiven Zuführen von Strom (14) von der Stromquelle zu der Heizanordnung;
    Steuermittel zum selektiven Steuern des Heizens von Zusammensetzungen aus einem oder mehreren der Behälter durch die Heizanordnung derart, dass, wenn der Heizanordnung zusammen mit der ausgewählten Flüssigkeit Strom zugeführt wird, ein Aerosol für die Inhalation durch einen Benutzer erzeugt wird, gekennzeichnet durch
    ein Mundstück, durch das ein Benutzer
    das erzeugte Aerosol inhalieren kann, wobei sich das Mundstück an einem Ende des länglichen Körpers befindet,
    wobei die wenigstens eine Heizanordnung und die wenigstens zwei Behälter in dem Mundstück (12) der aerosolerzeugenden Vorrichtung befestigt sind.
  2. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei wenigstens ein Behälter einen Geschmacksstoff umfasst.
  3. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Mittel (14) zum selektiven Zuführen von Strom von der Stromquelle zu der wenigstens einen Heizanordnung ein Schalter ist, der durch einen Benutzer aktiviert wird, der Luft durch die elektronische Zigarette saugt.
  4. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die wenigstens eine Heizanordnung (31, 32) ein Heizelement umfasst, das mit jedem Flüssigkeitsbehälter (20, 21) verknüpft ist, und das Steuermittel derart angeordnet ist, dass ein Benutzer die Strommenge auswählen kann, die für jedes Heizelement (31, 32) aufgebracht werden soll, wobei dadurch die Flüssigkeitsmenge aus jedem Behälter gesteuert wird, die verwendet wird, um das Aerosol zu erzeugen.
  5. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Steuermittel angeordnet ist, um eine abwechselnd getaktete Stromzufuhr zu jedem Heizelement der Heizanordnung zu ermöglichen.
  6. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die wenigstens eine Heizanordnung (31, 32) ein Heizelement aufweist, das mit jedem Flüssigkeitsbehälter (20, 21) verknüpft ist und das Steuermittel die Form einer mechanischen Durchflusssteuerung (15) einnimmt, wie etwa eines Ventils zum Steuern des Luftflusses über jedes Heizelement, wobei dadurch die Flüssigkeitsmenge gesteuert wird, die aus jedem Behälter verwendet wird, um das Aerosol zu erzeugen.
  7. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, die ferner einen länglichen Körper (11) umfasst, in den die Behälter (20, 21) und das Steuermittel eingebettet sind, wobei der längliche Körper ferner wenigstens einen Lufteinlass (13) und wenigstens einen Mundstückbereich (12) für einen Benutzer umfasst, um Luft in den länglichen Körper zu saugen, um sich mit dem Aerosol zu mischen, und um die gemischte Aerosolzusammensetzung durch das Mundstück einzuatmen.
  8. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Behälter (20, 21) angeordnet sind, um die Zusammensetzungen unter Druck zu halten; und wobei das Mittel zum Ermöglichen, dass Zusammensetzungen aus den Behältern gesaugt werden, zwei Ventile umfasst, eines für jeden Behälter.
  9. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 8, wobei jedes der Ventile angeordnet ist, um eine zuvor bestimmte Menge seiner jeweiligen Zusammensetzung bereitzustellen.
  10. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei das Mittel zum Steuern der relativen Anteile der Zusammensetzungen ein Mittel zum Variieren der Dosis der Zusammensetzung umfasst, die durch ein oder beide Ventilen bereitgestellt wird.
  11. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Mittel zum Saugen der Zusammensetzungen aus den Behältern (20, 21) eine Hochdruckgasquelle ist; und wobei das Mittel zum Befähigen eines Benutzers, die relativen Anteile der Zusammensetzungen zu steuern, ein Ventil für variable Anteile ist.
  12. Aerosolerzeugende Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Behälter (20, 21) nachfüllbar sind.
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